The laity ought to understand the faith, and since the doctrines of our faith are in the Scriptures, believers should have the Scriptures in a language familiar to the people, and to this end the Holy Ghost endued them with knowledge of all tongues.
John WycliffeThe higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations.
John WycliffeEnglishmen learn Christ's law best in English. Moses heard God's law in his own tongue; so did Christ's apostles.
John WycliffeCrown and cloth maken no priest, nor emperor's bishop with his words, but power that crist giveth; and thus by life have been priests known.
John WycliffeVisit those who are sick, or who are in trouble, especially those whom God has made needy by age, or by other sickness, as the feeble, the blind, and the lame who are in poverty. These you shall relieve with your goods after your power and after their need, for thus biddeth the Gospel.
John Wycliffe